Determination of linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in air at a regional background site in Sweden

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 322-329

  Kierkegaard, Amelie ^a   McLachlan, Michael S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane; Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane; Trace analysis; Volatile methylsiloxanes

Indexed keywords

DECAMETHYLCYCLOPENTASILOXANE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; PHOTOTRANSFORMATIONS; RELATIVE STRENGTH; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; VOLATILE METHYLSILOXANES;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

METHYLSILOXANE; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PHOTODEGRADATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ELUTION; LATITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; STRENGTH; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84883375905     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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